Winston churchill the official biography

Winston S. Churchill, The Official Biography, Volume I, Youth 1874-1900, PROOF COPY

Randolph S. Churchill

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1966. 1st Edition. Paperback. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated by Randolph Churchill but completed by Martin Gilbert, is an epic piece of scholarship about a singularly epic life, comprising eight mammoth main text volumes. The British and U.S. first editions of the eight main text volumes were published between 1966 and 1988. This is a proof copy of the first volume of the official biography, spanning the years 1874 to 1900, from Churchill's birth, to his early career as a soldier and war correspondent, to his return to England from an American lecture tour in order to embark on his storied political career.

This copy is in very good+ condition. It is bound in unmarked tan wraps. The half-title reads: "PROOF COPY This proof copy has been prepared for Mrs. Jackson." The name Mrs. Jackson is handwritten in ink. The card covers are in sound condition with light soiling and just a lttle wear at edges. There are no tears or losses. The contents are clean and tight. The book has a slight musty odor, but no signs of any spotting whatsoever. Item #000280

Price: $60.00

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Martin called it his “life’s work”. He worked on it throughout a 50 year span, devoting many years to researching and writing, footnoting, indexing, mapping, and fundraising to be able to complete it. It is a work of scholarship and the basis for any authentic study of Winston Churchill. After Martin died, Laurence Geller, Chairman of the International Churchill Society, and I wondered what question Martin would have for Churchill when they met in Heaven. We decided that it would be a specific question as to what Churchill was thinking on that (pick any) day in that (pick any) month, or year. Martin was so in tuned with Churchill’s movements and meetings that we almost believed he could remember each day and any queries he had about what Churchill had been thinking.

But when asked what Churchill “would have thought” about any particular current event, Martin would always respond that he never knew how Churchill was going to react to any of the things he dealt with. Martin said he opened each new file of Churchill papers never knowing where it was going to lead, or how Churchill would respond. It must have been that curiosity about his subject that kept the biographer riveted for so many years – a relationship that never soured or

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